Touch ID doesn't recognize my finger print
My iPhone is 2 days old. The first day it worked fine, but after the second day, the touch ID wouldn't work even when I wiped it off, rubbed my hands dry, or even reset the finger print. Any ideas on what I can do to fix it?
Hi jmosko15,
If you are having issues with the TouchID function on your new iPhone, you may want to make sure that you have installed the most recent iOS update, just released today:
iOS 8.0.2
Regards,
- Brenden
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